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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec;75(10):1028-1031.
doi: 10.1007/s00393-016-0170-7.

[Lymphadenitis and systemic lupus erythematosus]

[Article in German]
H Merwald-Fraenk  1 , F Wiesent  2 , R Dörfler  3 , C Goebel  3
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[Lymphadenitis and systemic lupus erythematosus]

[Article in German]
H Merwald-Fraenk et al. Z Rheumatol. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

A 25-year-old Caucasian female patient presented with fever and cervical lymphadenopathy. Laboratory findings showed elevated signs of inflammation, elevated ANA titer and strongly positive anti-dsDNA antibodies. The histopathology of the lymph nodes revealed distinct features of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, a benign, self-limiting lymphadenopathy that typically affects young Asian females. In the literature a coincidental occurrence of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is well documented. We hypothesized a simultaneous occurrence of both diseases because of the typical antibodies and arthralgia.

Keywords: Fever; Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease; Lymph node histology; Lymphadenitis; Systemic lupus erythematosus.

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